From 589cb111b583b041ee5419d35ce6fab6c5d44474 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Terry Jan Reedy Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:55:53 -0400 Subject: Issue #17418: specify that buffer sizes are bytes. --- Doc/library/functions.rst | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index 6d50e0d..08fb7fe 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -874,9 +874,9 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. The optional *buffering* argument specifies the file's desired buffer size: 0 means unbuffered, 1 means line buffered, any other positive value means use a - buffer of (approximately) that size. A negative *buffering* means to use the - system default, which is usually line buffered for tty devices and fully - buffered for other files. If omitted, the system default is used. [#]_ + buffer of (approximately) that size (in bytes). A negative *buffering* means + to use the system default, which is usually line buffered for tty devices and + fully buffered for other files. If omitted, the system default is used. [#]_ Modes ``'r+'``, ``'w+'`` and ``'a+'`` open the file for updating (note that ``'w+'`` truncates the file). Append ``'b'`` to the mode to open the file in -- cgit v0.12